Bangladesh

Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, returned home from Tehran tonight after attending the funeral of Iran’s late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Speaker arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 11:00 pm on Sunday following his participation in the state funeral ceremony held in Tehran. Earlier, on July 2, the Speaker left Dhaka for Tehran ...

The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Bangladesh, Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi, paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman on Sunday. During the meeting, Jahanabadi expressed his sincere appreciation to the Bangladesh government for sending a high-level delegation, led by the speaker of National Parliament, to attend the state funeral of the late supreme leader of Iran ...

Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Md Aminul Islam today said there is scope for taking necessary action against the Awami League if a probe finds prima facie evidence against the party. Responding to questions from journalists at his office, he said a written complaint filed by the head of a political party had been duly forwarded to ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today said the government remains committed to transforming the country’s armed forces into a modern four-dimensional force capable of addressing evolving security challenges. He made the remarks while addressing a function as the chief guest marking the 51st founding anniversary of the President’s Guard Regiment (PGR) at Dhaka Cantonment this morning. The Head of State said the ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman held a meeting with relevant officials to explore ways to increase Bangladesh’s carbon credits by reducing carbon emissions and to formulate an action plan. The climate change-related meeting was held on Sunday at the Prime Minister’s Office under the Cabinet Division at the Bangladesh Secretariat, where the Prime Minister also issued necessary directives. During the meeting, ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday released a commemorative postage stamp marking National Rural Development Day 2026. The day will be observed on Monday (July 6) under the theme: “Developed Villages, Prosperous Nation; Bangladesh First.” To mark the occasion, the Prime Minister released a Tk 10 commemorative postage stamp, along with a first-day cover and a Tk 5 data card, ...

DHAKA, July 4, 2026 : Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said the banned Awami League will never be allowed to return to politics in Bangladesh and will soon face trial as a political party. Speaking at the July National Conference at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in Agargaon today, he said legal provisions had already been amended to enable the ...

By Motiar Chowdhury:   London: Under the initiative of Hindu Aid UK, a relief distribution and livelihood rehabilitation program was successfully conducted on Friday, July 3, 2026, at Amritangan in the Barishal district of Bangladesh, as part of the relief and livelihood rehabilitation initiative. Under this program, a commitment was made to stand by helpless and disadvantaged families, as well ...

The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Tarique Rahman, on Saturday directed officials concerned to expedite the process of reopening loss-making and closed state-owned factories through local and foreign investment. He gave the directive at a meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office to review the progress of the initiative, said PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Shiplu. The meeting was informed that a ...

A total of 17 examinees were expelled across Bangladesh for adopting unfair means on the second day of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations. At the same time, 27,327 students were absent from the examinations held under the country’s 11 education boards. On Saturday 4 July, 2026, Bangla (Compulsory) Second Paper examination was held under nine general education ...